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| Local author details hardships with deaf parents |
| Friday, July 13, 2018 |
| Silence Isn’t Golden By Mary Louise Shelton The old saying goes that “Silence is golden.” For Mary Shelton, growing up in a silent household was anything but, and she wrote about her experiences in the memoir, “Silence Isn’t Golden.” Shelton grew up with two deaf and mute parents in rural North Carolina. Not only did |
| Juvenile council discuss ways to reduce juvenile delinquency |
| Wednesday, July 4, 2018 |
| DURHAM – Area residents and concerned citizens attended a community forum last week to learn about ways to reduce juvenile delinquency and to improve services for local youth. The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council hosted the Let’s Talk Community Conversation at the Hayti Heritage Center to bring residents, criminal justice |
| Durham native makes film about largest municipal fraud |
| Monday, June 25, 2018 |
| DURHAM – How can one woman steal $53 million right from under people’s noses? Embezzlement and fraud can happen in any organization: major corporation or small-town government, private or public. This is what Kelly Richmond Pope, a licensed certified public accountant, cautions municipal leaders about in her award-winning documentary, |
| Durham leaders discuss efforts to rebuild Black Wall Street |
| Friday, June 22, 2018 |
| DURHAM – Business owners, city officials, educators, and clergy came together this week to discuss how to revitalize Durham’s Black Wall Street. On My Block: The New Black Wall Street Economic Empowerment Forum was hosted by Abundant Hope Christian Church. The discussion panelists were Phyllis Coley, CEO and publisher of Spectacular Magazine; |
| 2018 Triangle Tribune Father of the Year |
| Friday, June 15, 2018 |
| DURHAM – Jeremy Miles said it’s an honor to be recognized as the Triangle Tribune Father of the Year, especially since it’s his first year as a dad. “It definitely caught me off guard because I didn’t expect it at all,” he said. “It’s definitely an honor. My first year as a father, it taught me a lot, which |
